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PIMLIC0 AIM IS HlliH CLASS SPORT. Innovations to Be Carried Out by Maryland Jockey Club During Meeting About to Open. Baltimore. Md., October 27. The society and sporting elements are looking forward with interest to the coming fall meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club, which opens at Pimlico next Saturday to continue for the brief period of ten days. With clean racing, wide-awake stewards, a well chosen program, large and well matched fields and many of the best horses in training, both on the Hat and cross country, there is every prospect that the sjxirt will fully measure up to Piralicos standard. An innovation that will be watched with Interest is, the elimination, as far as possible, of the ordinary selling race, which, as the management justly says, "has given opportunity for some persons, by reason of their greater wealth, influence or other advantages to successfully violate the correct principles governing such races," such as, for example, entering a horse at much below his real value so as to Obtain a concession in the weights and then betting enough on the entry to offset any ossible bidding up. instead of this custom a number of free handicaps are offered which will, it is believed, afford equality of opportunity to all and special advantage to none. The purses iii these free selling handicaps average 00 each and will apply to horses of all ages and sexes. The attention of owners and trainers is called to the fact that the .Maryland .Icckey Club will require a reasonable degree of consistency in all horses taking part in the races, and that entries not conforming to ti.s rule will bo refused. The entries of horses known to have bled either from the lungs or the nostrils will be declined, and jockeys will be warned that no rough riding tactics will be tolerated. All these regulations are in line with the determination of the managers to leave nothing undone to put the racing on the highest iossible plane and to make it worthy of its claim to being the siort of kings. About 700 or S00 horses will be one hand for the meeting. This is more than the capacity of the stable room and will necessitate the location of late comers outside the grounds. A considerable number of racers are already at the track, among them the big string of Thomas Clyde, in charge of W. F. Presgrave. and which includes the Bowie Stakes candidate Airey. The Clyde establishment was reinforced recently by the arrival of ten yearlings imported from Ireland, a grand looking lot of size, lioue and breeding seldom found on this side of the water. That skilful trainer, Weston, lias been breaking them In and next "sprinrs. the brown colt, by St. lizerian, by Maehakos. and a bay filly by Ardooil wiilMferUhe -representatives of the purple, black cap from the Emerald Isle in the Pimlico Nursery. The jumpers that have been racing on the lng Island tracks at various amateur meetings will arrive this week, notably those of Silas Veitch and Joseph E. Davis. The latter has the speedy O Bear, together with some likelv three-year-olds, including Brother Folk, while Veitch trains George Eno. Astute and ethers for various owners among the hunting set. Gwvn Tompkins, who never misses a Pimlico garnering, lias Bello, Bigot, Turbine, Juverence. Weldshin. Kingcash and other jumpers of prominence iii his care and is expected to win several of the daily steeplechases .--at feature the program. If sufficient numlier of starters can be obtained there will be a handicap for hunters duly registered under the rules of tlie National Steeplechase and Hunt Association or Canadian Hunt Association for a purse of 1913.sh00 over the two miles and a half steeplechase course. This should attract such entries as Ilarrv S. Paces Gold Plate. J. E. Davis Golden, Charles Piizers Herculoid. F. W. Sargents Jim Hanson, C. II. Bobbins Maxims Pride. C. K. Harrison, Jr.s Mo, George Willings Zarda, Mrs. Payne Whitneys Well Carter, Mr. Chetlands Ace of Clubs and Thomas E. Cottmanns Two Saints, enough to make an interesting contest. The stable of Mrs. Lathrop Brown, who races under the name of Miss Chamblet, will not come to Pimlico this fall, as her horses, Simon Dale. Bill Andrews, Brosseau and others have trained off, but the majority of the prominent steeplechase, owners, such as Joseph E. Widener. C. B. Fleisclinianu. Bal Parr, Bayard Tuckernian, Jr.. R. T. Wilson, Bart-lett McLennan. Robert L. Jerry. William Garth and L. A. Ekers, owner of Wickson, the surprise of the Saratoga meeting, will be on hand. The water jump lias been moved forward, directly in front of the grandstand, from which a splendid view of this spectacular obstacle can be seen, and a brush jump has been placed further down opposite the clubhouse. Other improvements have been carried out by Superintendent Brenner, so as to maintain Pimlico in the forefront of racing organizations.
